Excellent anology. Kerry still suffers from the "Vietnam syndrome" thinking that the war in Iraq should be run from DC instead of the Field commanders. That is why Vietnam became such a mess. Just one more reason he is the wrong man for the job. The "Oil For Food" scandle proves WHY France etc wanted to keep Sadamned in power, blocking any chance of a complete coalition. If Sadamned thought he really faced being removed from power by force with cooperation from all the UN, he probably would have ended his games with UN inspectors or accepted the chance for a peaceful exile. Now kerry thinks that those crooks who caused this problem can be trusted to help. What a laugh. Stuntman
> > > Here's an article written by an Army Lieutenant Colonel that has some > answers for the quagmired "It's Vietnam!" left wing. > > <http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/669tq iiq.asp>Iraq > is Not Vietnam, It's Guadalcanal > Learning the real lessons history has for today's war on terror. > by Powl Smith > PUNDITS THESE DAYS are quick to compare the fighting in Iraq with the > American loss in Vietnam 30 years ago. Terms like "quagmire" evoke the > Southeast Asian jungle, where America's technological advantages were > negated and committed Vietnamese guerrillas wore down the U.S. will to fight. > People love to draw historical analogies because they seem to offer a sort > of analytical proof--after all, doesn't history repeat itself? In fact, > such comparisons do have value, but like statistics, it's possible to find > a historical analogy to suit any argument. And Vietnam's the wrong one for > Iraq... > > Read the whole article > <http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/669tq iiq.asp>here. > http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/669tqi iq.asp > > Lieutenant Colonel Powl Smith, U.S. Army, is the former chief of > counterterrorism plans at U.S. European Command and is currently in Baghdad > with Multi-National Forces-Iraq. > > -- It's not the fall that hurts. Home page http://tnthompson0.tripod.com/homeincyberspace/ Graphics portfolio http://tnthompson1.tripod.com/index.htm Domain space http://nw-in.com/index.html
